A gas station network concealed fuel sales worth 90 million UAH from accounting: budget losses reimbursed

 A Kyiv enterprise engaged in the retail trade of fuel through a network of over 30 gas stations reimbursed the state more than 10.6 million UAH in unpaid taxes. The company failed to report a portion of its sales of gasoline, diesel fuel, and gas, totaling 90 million UAH, in its tax reporting.

Detectives of the Territorial Office of the ESBU in the Poltava region established that from 2022 to July 2024, the enterprise conducted part of its operations outside the official accounting. For this purpose, the company used the services of a recently exposed conversion center.

Due to the concealment of a part of the fuel sales, the state missed out on over 10.6 million UAH in taxes.

During the pretrial investigation, ESBU detectives ensured the full reimbursement of the damages caused to the budget.

The head of the enterprise is accused of intentional tax evasion in especially large amounts under Part 3 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

The criminal proceedings have been forwarded to court with a motion to release the director of the enterprise from criminal liability.

Operational support in the criminal proceedings was carried out by employees of the Department of Strategic Investigations in the Poltava region of the Strategic Investigations Department of the National Police of Ukraine. Procedural guidance - Poltava Regional Prosecutor's Office.

According to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is considered innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in accordance with the law and established by a court verdict.